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Stonehenge A303 tunnel plan scrapped

Published 31 July 2024
By Matt Robinson
The £1.7 billion scheme to build a two-mile tunnel on the A303 to bypass Stonehenge has been canned by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
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Climate challenge to £27bn road plan rejected

The government takes another step towards £27bn roads investment after a High Court injunction by a climate group is rejected.
Published 27 July 2021
Environmentalists start crowdfunding appeal to stop government road building scheme

Campaigners to take DfT to court over road plans

The UK government is facing backlash from environmentalists regarding plans to inject £27bn into a road-building programme.
Published 22 April 2020